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- Cyclooxygenase Abbreviated cox. See: Cox-1; Cox-2
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Low blood platelet count as a result of the medication heparin. Heparin is used to treat and prevent abnormal…
- Necrotizing gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- AP, X-ray An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA…
- PINK1 Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…
- Adrenal failure A condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the adrenal hormones that control important…
- Atrium One of the two smaller chambers of the heart. Each atrium consists of an open space with recessed walls. The…
- Neuropathic pain Neuropathic pain: Chronic pain resulting from injury to the nervous system. The injury can be to the central…
- Oneself, fear of An irrational fear of oneself, an intense self-fear that is groundless. Fear of oneself is termed…